In the pursuit of improved nutrition, food safety is a non-negotiable

GAIN’s mission is to improve the consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially those most vulnerable to malnutrition. As a nutrition organisation, we understand food safety to be a core component of our mission and our ability to achieve healthier diets. Safe food is essential for food security and nutrition, and it affects everything from what consumers eat, to their livelihoods, and their families’ health.

Interview Cruncher - Beyond Compliance: Food Safety Standards Save Lives

Join us for an in-depth discussion of the critical role that food standards play in ensuring food safety beyond basic compliance. This year’s theme is Food standards save lives.

Food standards save lives

07 June 2023Online Webinar, Global

On 7 June, World Food Safety Day, FAO and WHO will host a hybrid high-level event where participants can learn how food safety standards contribute to saving lives. The event will expand on this year’s theme for World Food Safety Day, "Food standards save lives".

Adsorption Isotherms and Thermodynamic Properties of Dried Tomato Slices

- 21/06/2022

This paper, published in Advances in Nutrition & Food Science, explores the moisture adsorption behavior of dried tomato slices purchased from a food market in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Potential Socio-Economic Impact of Replacing Traditional Woven Baskets with Reusable Plastic Crates On Livelihoods Of Basket Makers In Southeast Nigeria

- 10/08/2022

In Nigeria, packaging of fresh fruits and vegetables especially tomatoes is mostly done using traditional woven baskets from palm fronds. This study assessed the potential impact of replacing these woven baskets with plastic crates.

Food Safety Risks of Foods Sold in Traditional Markets in North-Western Nigeria

- 15/12/2021

EatSafe collected samples of seven nutritious commodities to assess the relative exposure and risk of foodborne illness from consuming products commonly sold in traditional food markets in northwestern Nigeria.

EatSafe Learnings from Formative Research in Ethiopia

- 20/02/2023

The EatSafe program conducted a range of formative research activities to understand the local context in Hawassa, Ethiopia. Learnings from these activities were then used to develop market-based interventions to increase consumer demand for improved food safety.

Global Focus for Food Safety Turns to Improving Traditional Markets for Food

At the recent Codex Committee of Food Hygiene meeting that took place in late 2022, the Committee agreed to develop guidelines to improve food safety in traditional markets.

Food Safety Perceptions and Practices in Ethiopia: A Focused Ethnographic Study

- 21/12/2022

EatSafe conducted a focused ethnographic study to examine perceptions, knowledge, and experience related to food safety among consumers and traditional food market vendors Hawassa, Ethiopia.